DAELP is an executive development program serving the commanders and senior civilian leaders of our Nation’s Depot and Arsenal facilities, focused at the O-6 or civilian-equivalent career level (O-5 by exception). The U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) identified the need for this program and established it at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2003. DAELP is administered by the Institute for Defense and Business (IDB) and delivered in partnership with the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. Upon successful completion of the cohort, participants will receive a certificate from the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School.

For more information about DAELP, please visit the program website, http://daelp.org, or contact LtCol Arthur T. “Ted” Sturgeon, Jr., USMC (Ret.), Program Director, or Elizabeth Cooper, Program Associate, in the DAELP Program Office at (919) 969-8008 or via email at sturgeon@idb.org or cooper@idb.org.

* The tuition for DAELP XI is $34,055 per participant. The tuition includes instruction, instructional materials, lodging, and meals.

DAELP was originally designed for the U.S. Army Materiel Command and the program has continually grown in scope and stature. In addition to U.S. Army uniformed military and civilian participation, DAELP includes participants from the US Marine Corps, the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the US Coast Guard, and the private sector. DAELP is considered a commander's course prerequisite for Army Materiel Command and Marine Corps Logistics Command participants. The US Navy and the US Air Force have also participated in the program.

The program consists of 5 in-residence periods, three academic residencies on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, one touring residency focused on benchmarking, and a 2-4 week internship with a world-class private or public sector organization. Additionally, each DAELP participant completes a Lean, Six Sigma Champion Certification program delivered by North Carolina State University with in-residence and online instruction as an integral part of the DAELP curriculum and the cost is included in the program tuition.